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praesbyt_n job_n 28.24_o and_o his_o be_v unconceivable_a say_v thalassus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o be_v every_o where_o and_o he_o see_v every_o thing_n when_o as_o nothing_o can_v see_v he_o ob._n ob._n but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v some_o will_v say_v that_o although_o now_o by_o reason_n of_o sin_n that_o blind_v we_o we_o can_v neither_o see_v his_o essence_n nor_o comprehend_v his_o excellency_n 15.53_o cor._n 15.53_o yet_o when_o this_o corruption_n shall_v put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o this_o veil_n of_o ignorance_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o we_o we_o shall_v full_o see_v he_o and_o comprehend_v he_o in_o his_o excellency_n 13.12_o 1_o cor._n 13.12_o for_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n we_o shall_v see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v and_o we_o shall_v know_v he_o as_o we_o be_v know_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v neither_o so_o invisible_a nor_o so_o incomprehensible_a but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v see_v and_o comprehend_v be_v it_o not_o for_o our_o 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will_v show_v mercy_n on_o they_o that_o love_v i_o but_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o not_o that_o serve_v he_o not_o that_o love_v he_o not_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o they_o in_o his_o fury_n and_o his_o eye_n shall_v not_o spare_v they_o 18._o ezek_n 8_o 18._o neither_o will_v he_o be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o god_n that_o the_o wicked_a have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o special_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o though_o god_n be_v merciful_a unto_o the_o wicked_a and_o show_v many_o singular_a effect_n of_o his_o mercy_n unto_o they_o as_o to_o create_v they_o and_o to_o preserve_v they_o from_o many_o evil_n yea_o from_o many_o sin_n which_o otherwise_o they_o will_v fall_v into_o and_o to_o bestow_v many_o gift_n and_o grace_n upon_o they_o yet_o have_v they_o no_o part_n nor_o portion_n in_o this_o special_a mercy_n of_o god_n because_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v of_o the_o wicked_a 1.10_o mal._n 1.10_o non_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la voluntas_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la god_n 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their_o effectual_a vocation_n their_o singular_a preservation_n and_o the_o bountiful_a donation_n of_o many_o heavenly_a gift_n and_o grace_n which_o he_o give_v not_o unto_o the_o reprobate_n as_o i_o purpose_v by_o god_n help_v more_o full_o to_o declare_v in_o some_o other_o place_n and_o therefore_o the_o special_a mercy_n of_o god_n be_v only_o show_v unto_o god_n elect_n and_o none_o else_o for_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n 18._o rom_n 9_o 18._o and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v well_o then_o not_o that_o we_o shall_v careful_o examine_v whether_o we_o love_v and_o serve_v god_n or_o not_o belove_a brethren_n see_v the_o special_a mercy_n of_o god_n pertain_v only_o unto_o the_o saint_n let_v we_o all_o examine_v ourselves_o and_o if_o we_o find_v we_o fear_v not_o god_n we_o serve_v not_o god_n we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o although_o we_o daily_o feel_v many_o infallible_a argument_n of_o god_n general_a mercy_n and_o favour_n 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say_v invenisse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la deum_fw-la to_o have_v find_v grace_n with_o god_n it_o signify_v that_o they_o find_v he_o favourable_a unto_o they_o both_o in_o remit_v of_o their_o offence_n 6.8_o gen._n 6.8_o and_o in_o receive_v they_o into_o his_o favourable_a countenance_n 1.30_o luke_n 1.30_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v right_o say_v that_o he_o which_o easy_o receive_v offender_n into_o his_o favour_n be_v a_o gracious_a man_n 33.5_o three_o a_o bountiful_a man_n be_v a_o gracious_a man_n gen._n 33.5_o three_o it_o signify_v a_o bountiful_a give_v and_o bestow_v of_o any_o gift_n for_o so_o the_o scripture_n show_v all_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n whether_o temporal_a or_o spiritual_a to_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o jacob_n say_v unto_o his_o brother_n these_o be_v the_o child_n quos_fw-la deus_fw-la gratificatus_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la which_o god_n of_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o favour_n give_v unto_o i_o and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v 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